Amy Van Dyken-Rouen will undergo rehabilitation for her severed spine at Craig Hospital in Englewood, her husband, Tom Rouen, said Wednesday night.

Rouen said the family is hoping Van Dyken-Rouen will be transported to Colorado by Angel MedFlight sometime next week. He said the family wanted to move her at the start of the week, but she might need a second surgery at the Scottsdale, Ariz., hospital where she has been since she was injured during an all-terrain vehicle crash Friday night.

"She's looking forward to coming home and going to Craig Hospital and being near her family and friends in Colorado," Rouen said. "She's looking forward to being back in that Mile High air. She's going to tackle this like everything else she does in her life."

Rouen said the main injury was high on her back but that she had secondary injuries the doctors couldn't deal with initially. The family does not know if she will be paralyzed, Rouen said.

"We're not sure yet," Rouen said. "We're going to take it day by day. Whatever challenges come up, we'll meet them and address."

The family will limit visitors during the next few days to allow her to rest and continue her recovery.

Van Dyken-Rouen, 41, is a six-time Olympic gold medalist and a native of Denver. Last Friday, she and her husband went to dinner near their Arizona home. When she was driving back on an ATV, she hit a curb and the vehicle tumbled down an embankment. Her spinal cord was severed at the T11 vertebra.

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Craig Hospital is one of a handful of internationally renowned spinal rehabilitation centers with programs that help patients walk again by teaching the spinal cord to take over functions previously controlled by the brain.

Wednesday, the Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center, where Van Dyken-Rouen is being treated, released a statement that said: "Amy Van Dyken-Rouen remains in good condition at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center. Amy and her family appreciate the outpouring of well wishes and support in her recovery. Amy and her family continue to respectfully ask for their privacy as she recovers."

Van Dyken-Rouen has been active on social media the past few days. She has updated followers on Twitter and Instagram with photos from the hospital and thanked her fans for the support during her recovery.

She tweeted Wednesday morning: "Just thinking out loud. ... Now I will get really good seats at @dbacks and other favorite sports teams. #awesome #bringMyOwnChair #goodParking2."

After her swimming career, Van Dyken-Rouen jumped into the world of radio. Her last job was co-hosting Fox Sports Tonight with Rob Dibble.

Dibble, a former major-league pitcher and part of the Cincinnati Reds' "Nasty Boys" bullpen, said he felt ill when he received a text from Rouen on Saturday morning about Van Dyken-Rouen.

"It would be like if any one of my family members had been injured," Dibble said. "I think it would be the same feeling."

Before the two met, Van Dyken-Rouen was described to Dibble as the female version of himself, and the first time they met they hit it off.

"As far as competitive and unfiltered and just a free spirit and what made her a six-time gold medalist and what made me a former major-league pitcher, we're very similar in personality," Dibble said. "I would say she's got a much stronger spirit than I do — that's one of the things I was drawn to."

Dibble said their two years working together felt like 20. Van Dyken-Rouen became like a sister to him, and their families grew close.

Since the accident, Dibble said he has talked to Rouen by phone and to Van Dyken-Rouen by text. Dibble said Rouen told him Tuesday night that Van Dyken-Rouen was doing well.

"Everything she's been through in her life, it's been something she could overcome, and I wouldn't say that about a lot of people," Dibble said. "I've played with a lot of professionals, but she's by far one of the toughest of anyone I've ever met."

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